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Swansea, WALES |
Mercer's partnership with The University of Wales Swansea (casually referred to as "Swansea University") began with engineering professor, Dr. Jack Mahanney, who earned his doctorate degree there. Mercer has sent some of its best art, business, engineering, and social science majors to Swansea for seven years. The University has a compact and ocean-front campus, just a couple of miles from the city center. Getting to Swansea is easy: students can take a train from London's Gatwick Airport to Swansea (with a change at Reading).
Swansea is located on the beautiful Gower Penisular, the UK's first designated 'area of outstanding natural beauty'. Although much of the city's architectural heritage was destroyed in war time bombing, its wide sandy beaches, spectacular coastal scenery, varied cultural events, lush parks, magnificent Maritime Quarter and medieval castles have preserved Swansea's place as a major vacation destination. Walk the streets of Swansea and you'll know why Wales is a "European economic tiger!"
Swansea is also home to some of the best funded museums in the UK. Swansea is the birth place of the internationally acclaimed poet and play-write Dylan Thomas and the Oscar winning actor Catherine Zeta-Jones. In addition, there is a ferry service between Swansea and Cork in Ireland.
Visit the University of Wales Swansea study abroad program at http://www.swan.ac.uk/sao |
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